Quisling

Quisling by Pontenegrinerne.

Quisling springs out from a meeting between the bishop Eivind Berggrav and the traitor Vidkun Quisling in Quisling’s death row cell shortly before his execution the autumn of 1945. But Quisling is not a play about historic events, it is political theatre discussing several current taboo issues.

Information

(Objekt ID 5802)
Object type Production
Premiere August 27, 2010
Produced by Pontenegrinerne
Coproducers Rosendal Teater
Based on Quisling by Tor Rose Walderhaug
Audience Adults
Language Norwegian and Norwegian Bokmål
Keywords Theatre
Running period August 27, 2010  

Requirements to venue

Blackout No
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Is it not so that there still are quislings, in Norway and abroad? And is it not remarkable how similar these quislings are come to carrying the brand of being a quisling? A quisling doesn’t regret what he has done – a quisling has no ability of regret. A quisling sacrifice for the people and due to this, he is almost impossible to catch. At the same time it is remarkable, and scary, to see how people in meeting with a quisling lose all moral scruples. Everyone agrees death penalty is unacceptable, but still everyone agrees that Quisling has to die. The sooner the better. Quisling allows the people to kill supported by the law. And because he does, we love him.

Quisling was written by the playwright Willy Walder in 2005. In 2008 Symposium (Teaterhuset Avant Garden) arranged a reading of the script, and the reading is the backdrop for the collaboration with Pontenegrinerne.

Pontenegrinerne is a loosely gathered company established in Oslo in 2002. To begin with the company made site-specific theatre in tunnels and outdoors. The past few years the activity has been more sporadic. They collected nice reviews for the most recent performance Dirigenten* (The Conductor) in Teaterhuset Avant Garden in 2008.

Supported by: Arts Council Norway, the municipality of Trondheim, the Freedom of Expression Foundation Fritt Ord, Trøndelag Theatre.

Source: Autumn program 2010, Teaterhuset Avant Garden

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Contributors (14)
Name Role
Tor Rose Walderhaug – Text
Ingrid Weme Nilsen – Direction
Pål Christian Eggen – Stage design
Ingrid Weme Nilsen – Stage design
Erlend Olaisen – Stage design
Eirik Brenne Torsethaugen – Stage design
Pål Christian Eggen – Video/Film
Eirik Brenne Torsethaugen – Video/Film
Eirik Brenne Torsethaugen – Lighting design
Ole Christian Gullvåg – Actor
Erlend Olaisen – Actor
Ane Skumsvoll – Actor (Biskop Eivind Berggrav)
Kristine Welde Tranås – Actor
Inga Dahle Aagård – Actor (Quisling)
Performance dates
August 31, 2010Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
August 30, 2010Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
August 29, 2010Teaterhuset Avant Garden Cancelled
August 28, 2010Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
August 27, 2010Teaterhuset Avant Garden Worldwide premiere